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Basic

Apollo Movie Guide's Review Basic

Apollo Score: Apollo Score: 62. Click for an explanation of the scoring system.

Readers' Rating: 37/100

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Basic

Summary

A former Army Ranger (John Travolta) who now works for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is brought in to try and sort out what happened on a training exercise from which only two out of seven participants have emerged alive. Samuel L. Jackson and Connie Nielsen also star.

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2003
USA, Canada
98 minutes
Studio/distributor: Columbia Pictures

Rated R for violence and language.

Full ReviewRead the full review by Brian Webster Apollo Score: 62

Starts reasonably well, twists its way into disappointing, then spins wildly to an end that’s nothing short of ridiculous. - Brian Webster

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